American Sign Language Course Descriptions

28 ASL 101 Beginning American Sign Language I, 3 ug. cr. A first level course in American Sign Language (ASL). This course is an introduction to basic signing and includes linguistic and sociolinguistic information. The culture and identity of the deaf community is incorporated into this course to develop cultural awareness. BoK: DC, HU

28 ASL 102 Beginning American Sign Language II, 3 ug. cr. A continuation of American Sign Language (ASL). This course builds upon basic signing and includes linguistic and sociolinguistic information. Students will continue to develop an understanding of deaf culture and identity. This course will be conducted in sign language with minimal voicing. BoK: DC, HU

28 ASL 103 Beginning American Sign Language III, 3 ug. cr. The third course in the beginning sequence of American Sign Language (ASL). In this course, students will increase ASL vocabulary and continue to develop cultural awareness, grammatical knowledge and beginning conversational skills. BoK: DC, HU

T=Approved Transfer Module course. H=University Honors course. BoK (Breadth of Knowledge) Coding. DC: Diversity & Culture. EC: English composition. FA: Fine Arts. HP: Historical Perspectives. HU: Humanities. LT: Literature. NS: Natural Sciences. QR: Quantitative Reasoning. SE: Social & Ethical Issues. SS: Social Sciences. Those classes which can be repeated as a BoK requirement are marked with an "r;" those which only partially fulfill a requirement are marked with a "p."